SOCHI, July 8 (Sputnik) - Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said on Saturday that the entire country knew what the Russian national football team really were capable of following their performance at the World Cup.
Hosts Russia were eliminated from the tournament, as Croatia beat them 4-3 on penalties in Sochi on Saturday to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. The match finished 2-2 after extra time. This is the best result Russia have achieved at the tournament since the break-up of the Soviet Union.
“We cannot ask the people to believe in us, and we said it on day one. We could only make [them] like us by doing [good] work. And now the entire country knows what the Russian national football really are capable of. I hope we changed their minds for the better,” Cherchesov told journalists.
Croatia will next face England at Moscow’s Luzhinki Stadium on Wednesday in the semi-finals.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the final set to be held at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.
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